Wings use balanced attack to rout Fever
Satou Sabally's 15 points and 9 rebounds led a balanced attack as the visiting Dallas Wings rolled to an 89-64 win over the hapless Indiana Fever on Thursday in Indianapolis.
The Wings were up by 15 points after three quarters and steadily put Indiana away over the final period, pushing their advantage to as many as 28 points late in the quarter and cruising to the win. Dallas has won two of its past three games.
Marina Mabrey added 14 points for the Wings (7-8), with Allisha Gray scoring 13, Charli Collier hitting a career-high 12, and Arike Ogunbowale and Isabelle Harrison tallying 10 points each. Ogunbowale's production extended her WNBA-leading and team-record streak of scoring in double figures to 52.
Kelsey Mitchell scored 24 points, all in the second half, to lead the Fever. Jantel Lavender added 14 and Tiffany Mitchell contributed 12 for Indiana (1-15), which has lost 11 straight games dating back to May 23.
The Wings scored 10 of the game's first 14 points and ran away to lead 24-12 after the first 10 minutes. Dallas hit 4 of its 7 shots from beyond the arc in the period. The second quarter was much of the same, as Dallas increased its lead to as many as 23 points late in the half before settling for a 43-24 edge at the break.
Sabally led the Wings with 15 points and 7 rebounds in the half as Dallas ended up 16 of 32 from the floor over the first 20 minutes.
Lavender paced Indiana with 12 points at halftime. Only three players scored for the Fever in the half, with Tiffany Mitchell and Robinson adding 6 each. Indiana was just 10 of 39 (25.6 percent) from the floor in the half and 0 for 7 from beyond the 3-point arc.
The Fever caught fire in the third quarter, closing to within 50-42 thanks to 14 points by Kelsey Mitchell over the first 5:20 of the period. But Dallas weathered the storm and managed a 62-47 lead heading into the final period.
--Field Level Media
